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Alexander Skarsgard Ate an 'Insane' Amount of Calories to Get His Eight-Pack Abs for 'Tarzan'

By Alex Ungerman 3:44 PM PDT, July 1, 2016

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If you want to be King of the Jungle, you have to eat like it.

That’s what Alexander Skarsgard found out while bulking up an incredible 25 pounds to star in the movie, The Legend of Tarzan.

In a new interview with Mr. Porter, the Swedish actor reveals the diet and workout regimen that went into achieving his impressive physique, which includes consuming "an insane" 7,000 calories per day, while lifting heavy weights.